The International Boxing Federation has a new female welterweight champion, as Jessica McCaskill dethroned longtime IBF champion Cecilia Braekhus on August 15, 2020.
McCaskill, (9-2, 3KO) was the underdog coming into the DAZN televised bout. The Chicago native out-threw Braekhus in punches, landing 84-499 to Braekhus’s 85-269 in what was scored a majority decision at 97-94, 97-93 and 95-95. The title fight took place in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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